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Carpetbagger Representation

Carpetbagger Representation is a literary construct in Reconstruction-Era Literature that represents Northern migrants to the post-Civil War American South through a stereotypical portrayal emphasizing opportunism, political exploitation, and economic self-interest, distinguishing it from more nuanced or sympathetic depictions of Northern involvement in Southern societal transformation.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Who Were the Scalawags?

Allen W. Trelease · The Journal of Southern History · 1963 · 18 citations

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The Day of the Carpetbagger: Republican Reconstruction in Mississippi.

Michael Les Benedict, William C. Harris · The Journal of Southern History · 1980 · 17 citations

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William Hines Furbush: African-American Carpetbagger, Republican, Fusionist, and Democrat

Blake Wintory · The Arkansas Historical Quarterly · 2004 · 17 citations

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Texas under the Carpetbaggers

Jack B. Scroggs, W. C. Nunn · The Mississippi Valley Historical Review · 1962 · 16 citations · Full text

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Letters of a Carpetbagger in Florida, 1866-1869

George E. Osborn · Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research · 2021 · 15 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RN
    Richard N. Current

    Woman's Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  2. ML
    Michael Les Benedict

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. BW
    Blake Wintory

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. WC
    William C. Harris

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. TT
    Ted Tunnell

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Texas State University

    San Marcos, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Southern History

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. The Arkansas Historical Quarterly

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  3. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. The History Teacher

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 13 citations

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